TYPE A-3 CAP / HORSEHIDE Sweatshirts Original vintage models included ventilation

Original vintage models included ventilation holes

As with the M-65 Field Jacket

marketed as a buttonless undershirt

secure in an oversized button hole

and rubber print text on the left sleeve

TYPE A-3 CAP / HORSEHIDE Sweatshirts Original vintage models included ventilationThe TYPE A 3 CAP HORSEHIDE is a 6 Panel cap in Full Grain leather, meticulously reconstructed using the same horsehide and lining as our TYPE A 2 Jacket. The A 3 cap was originally issued in cotton, in WWII for mechanics, but was quickly adopted by airship pilots and crew members alike for its ease of wear and functional design. Military contractors were known to make off spec items after the war, combining patterns and materials from MIL SPEC items